Service difficulty report · Lanyard · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 4, 2014
Submitted
August 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53266
Aircraft time
62,061 hours, 45,397 cycles
Part
Lanyard
Condition
Broken
Location
L1 Door Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE AT DOOR 1L HAD A BROKEN LANYARD. THE LANYARD WAS NOT CONNECTED BETWEEN THE GIRT-BAR AND THE SLIDE RELEASE. THIS WOULD PREVENT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE ESCAPE SLIDE AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. THE DOOR SLIDE LANYARD WAS REPLACED.

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